| Classes and Displacements |
| GENERAL RULES: 1. All People Enter properties at their own risk! 2. NO Spectator or Pit riding permitted. 3. Warm-up riding is limited to the start area and only after an official has given permission and the rider has registered for the event. 4. Riders must not exceed 1st gear idle when traveling to and from their pit area and must always wear a helmet. 5. Riders must register for the race before riding their machine anywhere. 6. Riders will receive a number or bar code. The number or bar code must be placed on the lower left chin side of the helmet. 7. Riders are responsible for the actions of their entire pit crew. 8. Radios are permitted between pit crew members, but not with riders. 9. Rider Contact: Deliberate ramming, blocking, or intentional contact with another rider may be cause for penalty. 10. Rider Conduct: Unsportsman-like conduct may result in disqualification. 11. Team Tactics: Team tactics include blocking, allowing another rider to pass or exchanging machines in order for another rider to continue the race. Riders involved may be disqualified from the race and the next scheduled race. 12. Riders will be disqualified for riding a course during the 5 days prior to the first day of the event. Unless a Practice Day has been established by the promoter or they are working on the preperation of the course. 13. Riders under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. 14. Parents or legal guardians are solely responsible for the machine choice of their child. Many atvs and dirtbikes are designed and intended for a certain age group. The SOCCS and anyone connected with any events are in no way liable. Therefor the guardians decision to allow there child to ride an atv or dirtbike of any size or orientation is soley the parent/s or guardian/s decision. EQUIPMENT: 1. All machines must have silencers. Machines may be tested by officials at any time prior to, during or after the event. The sound level is 99 db's. 2. The machine a rider leaves the starting line on is the official machine of the rider for that event, and he may not switch during the event. 3. No rider is allowed to carry gasoline except inside his machine’s gasoline tank. 4. All machines must have a working kill switch (bikes) or tether cord (ATV). 5. No horns, bells or other sound devices are permitted on machines. COURSE: 1. A SOCC course may include trails, footpaths, hills, motocross tracks, or any type of terrain which can be negotiated by a bike or ATV. 2. The course will be open to inspection on Friday at 3:00 p.m. Participants are permitted to walk or bicycle the course only. Any person riding the course within 5 days prior to the race are not eligible to race(except for people that are working to set up the course) . Riders not abiding by this rule may be disqualified for the entire series. 3. Marking, cutting, tampering with or otherwise changing the course in any manner is strictly prohibited. Course modifications may only be made by an official. 4. Only registered racers and officials may ride the course during the race. 5. If a rider leaves the course for any reason they must re-enter the course where they left. 6. Riders must remain on the marked course. The marked course is within 25 feet of race arrows. Any time double arrows are posted on both sides of the trail, riders must stay between the arrows. Markers may also include any device placed along the trail to help guide riders, including: ribbons, signs, stakes, hay bales, barrels, tires, etc.… 7. Riders encountering a traffic jam or bottleneck may go more than 25 feet off the course to get around the bottleneck only. However, the rider must re-enter the course as soon as possible, and upon approaching this section the next lap, must ride the original arrowed section if the track is clear. If the original marking devices are knocked down, the rider must stay on the original marked course. A "bottleneck" is a section of the track that becomes impassable for any reason, with the exception of check points. START PROCEDURE: 1. Starting procedures will be explained at Riders Meeting. 2. No riders, pit crew members, machines or equipment will be allowed on the starting line prior to the Riders Meeting. 3. All riders must line up in their assigned starting rows on a first come basis before the Riders Meeting. 4. All starts are dead engine(except 50cc race, And Mini ATV's) The waiving hand above the referee's head will signal all riders to turn off their engines. 5. Any rider taking off with the wrong row will be penalized. 7. Any rider that misses the start of their class must enter the racecourse at the starting line and complete the start chute. SCORING: 1. Riders must come to a complete stop at all check point and scoring areas. "No Passing" zones will be posted at check points. The section from the checkered flag to the scoring area is a “No Passing” zone. 2. A rider will be penalized for running into an official. 3. Awards are given at the rate of 1 award per 3 riders, with a minimum of 3 awards per class and a maximum of 10. 4. Racers have 20 minutes to finish the race after the overall winner takes the checkered flag. 5. Riders may get mechanical assistance on the course from their pit crew or spectators, but must finish the race under the machine's own power or by the physical energy of the rider. 6. No towing allowed. If a machine is towed in from the course, that lap will not count. 7. A rider may question the scores within the 20-minute period following the posting of the final results. After 20 minutes, awards will be given out. 8. Penalties will be assessed at the discretion of the official based on the severity of the offense, and may include one or more of the following: one or more positions; one or more laps; time penalty; or disqualification. The referee has the final decision in any and all aspects of the events. 2008 Points – Updated 02-02-08 1st = 25 points 6th = 14 points 11th = 9 points 16th = 4 points 2nd = 21 points 7th = 13 points 12th = 8 points 17th = 3 points 3rd = 18 points 8th = 12 points 13th = 7 points 18th = 2 points 4th = 16 points 9th = 11 points 14th = 6 points 19th = 1 points 5th = 15 points 10th = 10 points 15th = 5 points All riders that do atleast 1 lap will recieve atleast 1 point Must do half the laps as the winner in your class to recieve full points. A winner finishing on an odd numbered lap will have their lap rounded down. Rider advancement; any B rider(125,250,4 stk / atvb) that wins there class or places in the overall top 10 is asked to move up to pro, but will not be forced if it interferes with other series or school activities any c rider(light wt or hvy weight bike/atvs) that finishes in the top 2 of their class must advance to a B class any D Rider that is in the top 5 of the previous season must move up to a C class. Any rider that feels they cannot compete in the class they are to advance to can petition by writing a letter and emailing or sending it to our office in Humboldt. A group of SOCC officials will review the letter and make a decision. A rider may change classes mid season and still be eligible for year end awards as long as they enter 8 of 10 races. The same rider will only receive an award for their best finishing position in 1 class. Each rider counts all finishes towards series points to decide the winners in each class. Ties Ties for the overall championship will be broken by the most first place finishes first, then by the most second place finishes if necessary. Ties for class championship will be broken by the most first place finishes first, then by the best finish in the final race if necessary. Ties for other class positions will be broken by the best finish in the final race. Class Championships New - A rider must enter 8 of 10 events to be eligible for series awards. 2003-2008 roosted web designs |